What color is #5B2A22?

#5B2A22 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2A22?

The RGB value is 91, 42, 34: 91 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2A22?

The complementary color is #22535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2A22 color

#5B2A22 rgb(91, 42, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #5B2A22 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 16.5% green and 13.3% blue (91, 42, 34).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 63% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#5B2A22 color codes

HEX	`#5B2A22`
RGB	`rgb(91, 42, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 16.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 63%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 63%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.66, 21.65, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.66, 26.69, 35.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.432, 3.996, 1.998)`
Decimal	`5974562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2A22, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5B2A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5B2A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2a22; }
.text { color: #5b2a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 42 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2a22, #5b4722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #5B2A22?: #5B2A22 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2A22?: The RGB value is 91, 42, 34: 91 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2A22?: The complementary color is #22535B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.